Uhry, Lviv Oblast

Rural locality in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Village in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Uhry
Угри
village
49°43′48″N 23°36′40″E / 49.73000°N 23.61111°E / 49.73000; 23.61111
Country Ukraine
Oblast (province) Lviv Oblast
Raion (district)Lviv Raion
Hromada (municipality)Horodok urban hromada
Established1427
Area
 • Total217 km2 (84 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
285 m (935 ft)
Population
 • Total1,134
 • Density52,258/km2 (135,350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
81553
Area code+380 3231
Websiteселище Угри (Ukrainian)

Uhry (Ukrainian: У́гри, previous name – Uhertsi, Polish: Uherce Niezabitowskie) is a village (selo) in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Horodok urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village covers an area of 2,17 km2 and the population is around 1134 people.[2]

Geography

The village Uhry is located at a distance of 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the highway in Ukraine M 11 connecting Lviv with Przemyśl. It is situated in the 37 kilometres (23 mi) from the regional center Lviv, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the district center Horodok and 64 kilometres (40 mi) to the Przemyśl.

History

Uhry was probably founded in the fifteenth century; records first mention it in 1427. The village has been of the Polish family Nezabytovsky until First World War. The Nezabytovski family were held in high esteem and respect for among the local population.[3]

Until 18 July 2020, Uhry belonged to Horodok Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Horodok Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.[4][5]

Cult constructions and religion

In the village there are two churches:

  • Church of St. Paraskeva.
  • Roman Catholic Church - Chapel Nezabytovskyh 1902.

Gallery

  • Church of St. Paraskeva.
    Church of St. Paraskeva.
  • Church of St. Paraskeva. Ugry, Horodok Raion
    Church of St. Paraskeva. Ugry, Horodok Raion
  • Chapel Nezabytovskyh in the village Ugry
    Chapel Nezabytovskyh in the village Ugry
  • The figure of Jesus Christ in the village Ugry
    The figure of Jesus Christ in the village Ugry

References

  1. ^ "Городокская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ [1] (in Ukrainian)
  3. ^ mistaUA, Ugry
  4. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  5. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.

External links

  • Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII, S 752 (in Polish)
  • village Uhry
  • weather.in.ua

Literature

  • Ukrainian: (Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р.) Page 261.
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Coat of arms of Horodok Raion, Lviv Oblast
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